Since March 2020, Airmic has been issuing Friday Reading, a curated series of readings and knowledge resources sent by email to Airmic members. The objective of Airmic Friday Reading was initially to keep members informed during the Covid-19 pandemic. Today, Airmic Friday Reading has evolved in scope to include content on a wide range of subjects with each email edition following a theme. This page is a searchable archive of all the readings and knowledge resources that have been shared.
Friday Reading Edition 180 (17th November 2023)
Higher inflation has boosted tax revenues. Rather than compensate public services, or bank the spoils, the Chancellor decided to cut taxes.
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Friday Reading Edition 180 (17th November 2023)
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has unveiled the contents of his Autumn Statement in the House of Commons. It sets out the government's tax and spending plans for the year ahead, affecting the take-home pay and household budgets of millions of people, as well as the funding for key public services. Here is a summary of the main measures.
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Friday Reading Edition 180 (17th November 2023)
The chancellor presented his autumn statement alongside the latest forecasts from the independent Office for Budget Responsibility.
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Friday Reading Edition 180 (17th November 2023)
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt was among the keynote speakers at the CBI's annual conference in London. He addressed the public ahead of his autumn statement, where he focused on helping struggling families with the cost of living
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Friday Reading Edition 180 (17th November 2023)
Hear KPMG’s reactions to the Autumn Statement 2023. Tim Sarson, Partner and Head of Tax Policy will be joined by Yael Selfin, Chief Economist, and Colin Ben-Nathan, Director, Tax at KPMG.
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Friday Reading Edition 160 (7th July 2023)
The second in a two-part series on interagency coordination that examines the response to the 2005 London bombings. This article discusses the challenges faced by UK agencies in responding to the attacks and lessons that may be learned from them.
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Friday Reading Edition 141 (17th February 2023)
A guide to devolution in the UK – the term used to describe the process of transferring power from the centre (Westminster) to the nations and regions.
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Friday Reading Edition 141 (17th February 2023)
A key report published by the opposition Labour Party in December, resulting from a commission led by former prime minister Gordon Brown, which sets out proposals for sweeping constitutional change for the UK, including abolishing the House of Lords and granting greater powers to the Scottish government.
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Friday Reading Edition 141 (17th February 2023)
An overview of the Scottish independence movement and implications for the future.
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Friday Reading Edition 140 (10th February 2023)
The scale of the withdrawal of international companies from Russia after the country’s invasion of Ukraine has become a powerful and multifaceted case study in crisis preparedness and response that cuts across geopolitics, regulatory, reputational, and security challenges.
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